A lick is just a lick -  Abigain must have like the books Magnus Johnson selected to read to her at the Hinsdale Public Library Saturday morning. As part of a program with the Hinsdale Humane Society and the library, kids get an opportunity to practice reading to some of canine friends.(Jim Slonoff photo)

Roots of Troop 8 inspire continuing legacy
   Bill Sarther wasn’t sure what he’d uncover when, about 15 years ago, he began digging through the archives of Hinsdale’s Boy Scout Troop 8 at Evangelical Covenant Church.
   What he found is the reason for the troop’s centennial celebration this year.
   “I just started going through this stuff and was just fascinated,” Sarther said. “I’m the person that really defined when we started.”
   His most significant find was a charter from 1914 that indicated the troop’s origins and its sponsoring organization,  (more) 

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